Kentaro Masuda vs Tetsuya Sato — Japan 1 Masters 2 Round of 32
Kentaro Masuda defeated Tetsuya Sato 1-6 7-5 6-2 in the Japan 1 Masters 2 round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kentaro Masuda came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kentaro Masuda extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Kentaro Masuda dropped the opening set before beating Tetsuya Sato 1–6 7–5 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedMasuda K. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Masuda K. leads 2–020
- Masuda K.June 1996Japan 1 Masters 2This matchHard1-6 7-5 6-2
- Masuda K.August 1992Chinese Taipei Masters 3Hard7-6 6-0
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchMasuda K.Sato T.1 505ELO1 4621 548Hard ELO1 4574–6Last 102–8